Those Dissenters who with their great leader Matthew Henry can "thank God" for the National Church, are doubtless as zealous against Popery's present jesuitical encroachments as any member of the Church; but clearly Churchmen would compromise their principles if they were to consent to unite with any body of men on any other ground than the defence of the institutions of the land. Indeed an union formed on such a basis would soon fall to pieces. The Protestant Association therefore requires its members to agree in the desire, that this country should be governed on Christian principles; that those religious establishments should be maintained which are linked with the State, and form part of the national polity; and lastly, that the Legislature should repress and disclaim error, whether in the form of Popery or Infidelity, and support truth with equal firmness and consistency.

When these Resolutions are settled, it will remain to agree to those rules which are common to all such societies. These may be as follows:

I. That the Association be under the direction of a President, Vice-presidents, a Treasurer, and a Committee, not exceeding

who shall have the power of appointing Secretaries.

II. That Annual Subscribers of Ten Shillings and upwards, and Donors of Five Guineas and upwards, assenting to the Fundamental Resolutions, be members of the Association.

III. That a general meeting of the Association shall be held at least once in a year.

IV. That the Committee be chosen annually out of the members of the Association.

V. That the office bearers be ex-officio members of the Committee.

VI. That the accounts of the Association be audited annually by three Auditors, and submitted to the Annual meeting.

VII. That the Committee, of whom five shall be a quorum, shall have the power to regulate all matters relating to their own meetings and those of the Association, to fill up vacancies in their body, and generally to conduct and manage the affairs and funds of the Association.

In addition to these, it is recommended that the following also be adopted. The first for the purpose of supplying the members with some return for their subscriptions, and affording them continual useful information; the second with the view of including the poor; and the third for the purpose of maintaining the Parent Society.

VIII. That all members of the Association be supplied monthly with a copy of the Protestant Magazine.

IX. That all persons among the poorer classes who may subscribe one penny per week for one year be members of the Asso

ciation.

X. That all surplus funds be remitted to the Parent Association.

These rules will, it is hoped, be found sufficient for all practical purposes; or if not, of course the necessary alterations can from time to time be made in them.

When the Association is thus formed and settled, the Committee will find their duties to consist chiefly of two kinds:

1. The spread of information respecting the political and religious designs, progress and position of Popery; her real doctrines, and her alliance with Infidelity.

2. The resistance of her political schemes and encroachments, and the restoration of the purely Protestant character of the Constitution.

Information will be best diffused,

1. By public meetings.

2. By the circulation of publications.

3. By obtaining occasional Sermons on behalf of the Association.

The other sphere of action will be occupied also by the same means, and additionally by petitions to both Houses of Parliament, by addresses to the Throne, and by assisting the Parent Society in augmenting its strength and influence. The latter object will be best accomplished by assisting it with all surplus funds, and by co-operating with its travelling Agents, and communicating to it early information. Some of the Petitions ought to be regular annual documents, against Maynooth, and for the Repeal of the Emancipation Act. On these subjects it is the duty of Protestants to continue their protests. The other petitions and addresses will of course be suited to the emergency of the times.

Above all things the writer of these hints would beg to impress on all persons taking part in the establishment of Protestant Associations one great truth. The cause is not purely secular or political. We contend for the Constitution because we value its religious blessings. It is God's cause, and that is our great encouragement to persevere. As a nation we have apostatized, and year after year we add to our sins and depart farther and farther from the truth. What remains then if those who still are faithful do not discharge their consciences by earnestly protesting against these evils, but a fearful looking for of judgment? Protestant Associations have religious ground, or they have none; and this important consideration should always carefully be borne in mind.

It remains only to suggest, that if possible, Operative Protestant Associations should be formed, and Lectures occasionally delivered to them. The "Catholic Institute" is at present particularly active with Burial Societies and other Unions among the lower orders, and it is the duty of Protestants under these circumstances

to meet and counteract their exertions. If the diligence of Protestants be equal to that of their opponents, the truth of our cause will doubtless be more than a sufficient recompense for the abstinence from all the arts to which Popery resorts.

LITERARY NOTICES.

Autobiography of Thomas Platter. Wertheim, 14, Paternoster-row. 18mo. pp. 106.

THIS is an interesting translation from the German of the biography of a Schoolmaster of the sixteenth century; shewing that God even in the darkest ages was not without witnesses for his truth. We cordially recommend it to our readers.

The Derby Tracts. Nos. 1, 2, 3. Derby: Rowbottom. 1839. THESE tracts have been published and circulated at Derby to counteract the appetite for novelty which has induced many pretended Protestants to desire to be present at Popish ceremonies. They are in the form of conversations, and are written in an excellent spirit, with much judgment, and a thorough knowledge of the question.

Repeal of the Popish Emancipation Act. By the Author of "The Progress of Popery." 8vo. pp. 16. Protestant Association.

THIS vital subject is here ably treated in a brief space by the powerful pen of one well known to the Protestant public as having rendered the cause of Protestantism essential service by his admirable article in Blackwood on the Progress of Popery, which was afterwards reprinted in a cheap form by the Protestant Association, and circulated by thousands. The above is worthy of its author, and should be extensively disseminated throughout the country.

Popish Bigotry Startling Facts; Popery Unchanged; Popery the Enemy of God and Man; Popery like Paganism; Fifth of November. THESE are six good and useful Protestant handbills, which can be purchased by the hundred for a trifle, and ought to be placed in the hands of every cottager and mechanic in the land.

The Rose Unique; or, Errors expiated. Hatchard, London. 12mo. AN exceedingly pretty Tale under the above title, has just made its appearance, and we can with confidence assert, that no work of the season will prove more amusing or instructive, or convey so many admirable precepts in a more suitable or comprehensive manner. A more appropriate title for a volume, so rich in the exemplification of all that is good and amiable could not have

been selected, than the beautiful little floral emblem, named as its first title. The characters are all well imagined, and the narrative is distinct and well sustained throughout, while the pure and unaffected Christianity that pervades every page cannot fail to make it a highly cherished companion in the Library or Boudoir.

WE are not of their number who think that Protestant principles are only to be inculcated on the adult or even the youth. Childhood has a strong claim upon us, and we would not only teach Scriptural truths in the earliest years, but give the Bible itself to our children, and let the attachment which the simple mind of a child will feel towards that simply written volume, be a proof that it was formed and intended to suit the capacity and need of the simple and ignorant: it is fitted and was intended for general use. We are glad therefore of any opportunity of pressing the claims of childhood to the earliest and most useful instruction; and this leads us to recommend a little work which has been brought under our notice-the Cambridge Collection of Hymns, for the use of Church of England Families and Sunday Schools. This little work, published at Cambridge, and by W. H. Dalton, Cockspur Street, Charing Cross, has struck us as remarkable for its cheapness, 25 copies being sold at 3d. each, and contains no very limited collection of Hymns, there being more than 200; we were also not a little pleased with the neatness and good style in which it has been got up, making it no unfit companion for the parlour as well as for the school-room. We can unhesitatingly recommend it to our readers both as a good family hymn book, and as well adapted for the use of Church of England Sunday Schools.

INTELLIGENCE.

THE LATE POPISH APPOINTMENTS.-At a County Meeting in Berwickshire early in October, Mr. Buchan, of Kelloe, moved a series of resolutions on the subject of the late Popish appointments. Mr. Spottiswoode, of Spottiswoode, seconded the motion, which passed with only one dissenting voice. A Committee to correspond with other counties and obtain their co-operation, was then appointed. It consists of the following influential gentlemen-Mr. Hay, of Dunse Castle; Mr. Buchan, of Kelloe; Colonel Horne, of Broom House; Mr. Spottiswoode; General Maitland, of Manderston; and Mr. David Milne, of Milne Garden.

WE are happy to announce that the Rev. Hugh Stowell will (D. V.) preach for the Protestant Association on the 5th November, at St. Clement Danes' Church in the Strand; and the Rev. W. Curling at St. Saviour's, Southwark.

AN Address to the Queen against the late Popish appointments has been forwarded from the parishes of Dalbury and Freesley in the county of Derby.

Ir is not generally known that the national anthem, "God save the King," was written by Ben Jonson, and that the music of it was composed by Dr. Bull, at the request of the Merchant Tailors' Company, for the purpose of being sung at a banquet given by that Company to King James I., to congratulate him on his escape from the Gunpowder Plot in 1606.

GREAT PROTESTANT MOVEMENTS IN THE NORTH.-On the 26th of September, a General Meeting of the Lancashire and Cheshire Protestant Associations was held in Manchester, the Boroughreeve in the chair. The resolutions were moved and seconded by the Rev. Dr. Mortimer O'Sullivan, the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the Rev. Dr. Cooke, the Rev. Hugh Mc Neile, Charles Parker, Esq., the Rev. John Huntingdon, John Clare, Esq., &c. A Sermon was also preached by the Rev. H. Mc Neile, for the Manchester Association; and these movements were followed by Four Sermons at Liverpool for the Protestant Association of that great town, and by the Annual Meeting of the Association, at which Dr. O'Sullivan, Mr. Mc Neile, Dr. Tattershall, the Rev. Fielding Ould, &c., eloquently and ably advocated Protestant principles. We have reason to believe these energetic measures have not failed in producing great good in Lancashire, and a very considerable impression in the kingdom at large.

ON Wednesday Evening a Meeting of Protestant Operatives was held in the Music Hall, Bold-street, for the purpose of again petitioning the Town Council on the subject of the proposed extension of the system of education adopted in the Corporation Schools. The room was filled before the commencement of the proceedings. The Rev. H. Mc Neile was in the chair. The persons present were addressed by the Rev. Chairman, Mr. M'Iver, and Mr. French, and the objects of the meeting having been agreed to, the company separated.-Liverpool Standard.

PUBLIC MEETINGS.-Arrangements have been made for the following additional Public Meetings. At Worcester, on 31st October, the Rev. Dr. O'Sullivan is expected to attend; at Norwich, on 7th November, the Rev. Hugh Stowell has kindly promised to be present; at East Dereham (Norfolk) on 9th November; at Ipswich, on 13th November; at Sheffield, on 13th November, at which the Rev. Hugh Mc Neile will render his aid; at Hereford on 19th November, the Rev. Hugh Stowell will attend here also.

A SERMON will, we understand, shortly be preached at Tavistock Chapel, by the Rev. T. B. Baker, and also at the Rev. Thos. Mortimer's Chapel, in Gray's Inn-lane, on behalf of the Protestant Association.

FIFTH OF NOVEMBER.-In addition to the London Sermons on the 5th November, we are happy to state that several will be preached on that day in the country, also on behalf of the Protestant Association. Among these we may mention for the gratification of our readers, at Titchmarsh, by the Hon. and Rev. L. Powys; at Louth, Gosport, Iver, Henling, Streatham, Willian, Launceston, Saffron-Walden, Rememham, &c. &c.

THE Mayor of Leeds, under the New Municipal Act, is James Holdforth, Esq., a Papist, and one of the Committee of the Leeds Catholic Institute.The Mayor of Manchester is a Socinian.

A MEMBER of the Committee of the Protestant Association is engaged in the North of Scotland co-operating in the formation of new Protestant Associations, particularly in Invernessshire.

ANOTHER Member of the Committee has kindly consented to assist at the Annual Meeting of the Gosport Association on the 5th November.

WE are happy to announce that it is in contemplation to engage a second Travelling Agent of the Protestant Association.